Gayle Brooks Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 This was a great little job and had an opportunity to design something totally new to me. The following are some sketches, progress pictures and the final result. The client had a 30″ x 40″ canvas picture and was looking to give it a decorative frame. The content of the picture was distracting at first and after meeting the client she had an attraction to skulls. Working with that, I tried to put some elegance and keep it appealing in the iron work. Thanks for reading and please contact me if you have any questions. These are some pics of the process from conceptual to finished. About 30 hours of work and weighs in at 38 lbs. I have a large dry erase board that I sketch on alot. If its something I want to log Ill take a pic of it. There was an idea to hang the picture of to the side so that it could be mounted in a corner, but that got knocked out. Again a rough version of the design. She did send me a picture of the picture. I photoshoped her pic in my drawing and made it part of the proposal. Had a couple of designs ideas that were mostly cost driven. She went with the larger of the drawings. I had my design printed full scale and worked from it there. I could take it off the table if I needed to go back to work, but we were inbetween jobs and I was confident I could punch this out fast. Dry fitting everything. And the final piece. thanks for reading! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Excellent work. I enjoyed seeing the concept to completion project. Sure you client was most pleased. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawtiron Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Nice work Rory. I love seeing visions/drawings come to life. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Nice work!!! Fits really well with the sculls...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naz Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Really like it, been watching your posts in silence here not always replying but always impressed. Nice style, honest work. Anxious to see what's next ! Naz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavala Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Looks like a death metal album cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGRAFF Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Awesome job. Very impressive. I have a question about the frame. Is it made of tubing or solid? Solid would be very heavy (it looks to be about 1x1?) And how (if you don't mind me asking) is the canvas picture attached? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle Brooks Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 Thanks again for the feedback! They were ecstatic about it. She told me that they want to design this whole room with this theme. I mentioned I can make a table too, so we will see. Awesome job. Very impressive. I have a question about the frame. Is it made of tubing or solid? Solid would be very heavy (it looks to be about 1x1?) And how (if you don't mind me asking) is the canvas picture attached? The picture arrive mounted to a wood frame. So with that in mind, and the weight issue as well, I made a frame that was easy to assemble and held everything together. Also kept in mind that if the glass should break, or they need to take it out, to keep the dis-assembly easy. I used decorative bolts that keep everything in place. The sides of the frame are angle iron 2"x2" leg out. The leg out allowed me to simply drill holes to attach it to the wall. Here is a detail shot of the frame with the pic out of it. I put some decorative heads on it as well: The top and bottom of the frame is 2" flatbar on edge and the sides are 2" angle leg out. I then trimmed out the front of the frame with a piece of 3/16" X 1" I wanted to protect the integrity of the picture if down the road they needed to remove it they could do it easily. The picture inside there is like a sandwich. You have the 3/16" X 1 flat stock trimming it out being the plane everything is pushing against. From there is the glass, the picture and on the back are some angle iron clips that are bolted to the frame. They are leg in and hold the back of the picture, giving it some pressure so things aren't loose in there. I used little felt tabs on the edges and all sides of the glass so nothing is resting directly on it. This is looking down on the frame. Hope that helps explain it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnt Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Very Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tantofolder Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Elegant and beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 love it rory - like that youve not overdone it - it WOULD make great metal album art work:) it may be a silly question, but i want to know, so will ask, how do you punch through like that on such an angle,(on that bottom piece) to make them fit so nicely...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle Brooks Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 The holes were slit and drifted and I filed them to finish the fitting since it has a radius in the bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry H Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 great piece of art ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 You done good, really, really good! You da man! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle Brooks Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 thanks! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avadon Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Awesome my kind of artwork. This is a real picture frame! Wish I could have it in my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBrassaw Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 That is pretty slick! is the decoration part welded to the frame in addition to the riveting on the left? If so, where? Spot welded from the back? Also, what's the finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle Brooks Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Thanks! :) Yes its spot welded in the back. Just a clear lacquer finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfDuck Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Great frame. Now quote on building a wall to hold it ! The decorating on the frame is the hard bit to figure and you spiked that to the wall, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfDuck Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Great frame. Now quote on building a wall to hold it ! The decorating on the frame is the hard bit to figure and you spiked that to the wall, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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